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Membership in 3PM is offered solely to sales and marketing organizations in good industry standing and registered with the appropriate regulatory authority. All sales professionals working for the firm must be appropriately registered and have passed the necessary examinations. All firm owners and principals must have a minimum of 5 years of direct investment management and/or financial services related business experience. All employees and owners, or at least two management team members (CEO, CFO, CCO and/or COO) must attest via signature that they, nor their firm, nor any of its employees or owners have been the subject of any revocation, censure or litigation by the regulatory bodies that govern the financial services industry, including FINRA and SEC and If this has occurred, a detailed explanation must be attached for which 3PM will determine eligibility on a case by case basis. Firms will also be required to certify that they will follow 3PMs Principles and Best Practices. Firms seeking membership must complete the application process and all required attachments in their entirety.

To Join:

As a member, please download and submit the Membership Application. All members must sign 3PM's Principles and Best Practices. Click HERE for a copy.

As an Industry Associate, please download and submit the Industry Associate Application

Do you have questions about joining 3PM? Click HERE here for a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Membership Benefits

The Association offers its members a variety of opportunities to help 3PMs
manage their businesses. Among these benefits are:

www.3PM.org

3PM’s website is the backbone of the Association and provides visitors with an overview of the Association as well as a Member Directory which contains a list of our members as well as lists detailing which firms are interested in working with Investment Managers. These lists are categorized by geography, product offerings and distribution channel to facilitate an investment manager’s search for the appropriate 3PM partner. Members also are given access to the Member’s Only page of 3PM’s website which contains a Service Provider Directory, sample documents and contracts, free access to past webcasts and their presentation materials as well as a listing of the discounted vendor offerings negotiated on behalf of our members.

Manager Referrals

Many investment managers begin their search for potential third party marketers by visiting the Association’s website, which typically leads to several direct inquiries to 3PM member firms. Since most 3PM firms are hesitant to represent competing managers in the same asset class, opportunities for manager referrals are not uncommon, thus allowing the 3PM members to grow the number of high-quality managers it represents.

Regulatory and Compliance

Regulatory and compliance issues are often cited as one of the most important benefits of membership in our Association. Most 3PM firms face the same challenges as an internal marketing staff, however, they don’t have a full-time, dedicated team of compliance professionals on staff. The Association helps to supplement these resources by offering it’s members webcasts focused on timely issues affecting most organizations. Previous webcast topics include 3PM / BD Relationships, Contracts, State Registrations and Issues for 3PMs operating Broker Dealers. Replays are available free to members on the Member’s Only page of the website. The Association has also partnered with NRS to provide our members with a compliance platform called 3PM Resources, a tailored solution designed to help 3PMs efficiently meet their regulatory and compliance requirements.

Annual Conference

3PM’s Annual Conference provides members an opportunity to network and discuss issues facing the industry. All topics and speaker presentations are geared specifically to 3PMs to help members better manage their firms on a day-to-day basis.

Vendor Discounts

3PM’s Membership Committee has negotiated significant discounts from several leading industry vendors for its members. The list of providers include: conference sponsors, performance measurement systems, analytical tools, database providers and industry newsletters and publications.

3PM News

The Association’s quarterly newsletter aims to keep members abreast of things going on at 3PM. Issues include committee updates and activities, articles of interest, a calendar of industry events, and profiles of Association members.

Networking Opportunities

As with any industry, third party marketing has its own unique set of business issues. To easily address these issues, 3PM encourages informal networking among its members by providing members’ contact information; the 3PMentor Program; ample conversation opportunities throughout our Annual Conference agenda; and a collaborative rather than competitive atmosphere amongst its membership.

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